The Five Themes of Geography


GY202 Geographic Thought
September 6, 1995
John Doe


During the 1980's the United States showed unacceptably low test scores
on simple Geographic tests. The point Committee on Geographic Education could
only attribute these results to Geographic Illiteracy, not only on the part of
the students, but more importantly on the educators themselves. By 1984 it had
become inexplicably clear that immediate action must take place to counteract
this ongoing problem in our educational institutions (Journal of Geography 89).
In response, the Joint Committee on Geographic Education produced a landmark
publication entitled "Guidelines for Geographic Education". This document
contained a scope and sequence in Geography with suggested learning results for
the nations primary and secondary school systems, as well as suggested
educational strategies for analysis on the part of the students and teachers.
Most importantly, this article......

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